Professional Contacts:
In order to establish international professional contacts, I chose not to use the links provided by Walden as I was unsure how many people would be emailing the same organizations. Instead I chose to use my most favorite internet tool, Google, and searched for a listing of daycares in specific international areas. I searched for Tokyo daycares and for Sydney Australia daycares. Both searches provided a list of links for daycares in the respective areas, along with a brief description of each organization (home-based, center-based, and approximate number of children served). I opted to contact center based programs that would have more people perhaps willing to partner and also those who served more than 40 children, giving a good age range of children. I emailed between 10 and 12 organizations on Thursday morning. By Thursday afternoon, I had received one email back from a daycare center in Australia who was willing to partner with me! I was super excited and emailed her back with a brief overview of what I would need from her. She should be a good source of information and is excited about working together. I have yet to hear back from any other contacts, but am hoping for at least one more.
Expanding Resources:
In looking through the list of resources, I chose to further explore NAEYC. This organization is often resourced for current research based information that is valuable to our current program of study and also to the field of education. I am familiar with the position statements and requirements of NAEYC as I was a teacher at a daycare, as well as a parent, at the time of accreditation. I trust the organization and know that they will be a future resource that I will use when interviewing and working in the early childhood field. Being familiar with their information will make them a valuable resource to me in the future.
Stacy,
ReplyDeleteI am so excited that you were able to establish a contact abroad. That is really cool. I am looking forward to reading about your updates.
I am glad that you chose NAEYC too. I was debating on choosing NAEYC, but opted and chose Harlem Children Zone. Thanks for sharing and good luck trying to establish another contach!
Stacy,
ReplyDeleteGlad that you chose to research outside the required resources. And to get back a response so quickly from your Australia contact. Initially, I was going to do NAEYC because I am a member, but then I decided not to because it would not have been challenging,since I am aware of the organization .